
Delegates approved crucial texts in overtime at the Cop17 summit in Armenia, but celebrations were tempered by regret over limited progress.
Nearly 200 nations reached hard-fought agreements at the UN Cop17 biodiversity summit in Yerevan, Armenia, though celebrations were tempered by regret over limited progress on addressing nature destruction.
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The Cop17 summit sought to revive commitments to halt and reverse the destruction of nature by 2030.
Nearly 200 nations have struck hard-fought agreements at a UN biodiversity summit, but the outcome was accompanied by disappointment over missed opportunities to address humanity’s destructive toll on nature.
Delegates cheered on Friday as crucial texts were approved in overtime but the celebrations were tempered by acrimonious debates and regret over limited progress on some of the most contentious issues.
The Cop17 summit in Armenia sought to revive a landmark commitment to halt and reverse the destruction of nature by 2030 after global efforts to meet that goal fell short.
Over two bruising weeks in Yerevan, nations were urged to correct course to keep the pact alive and protect the plants, animals and ecosystems that sustain life on Earth.

The giant panda "Lang Yue" who lives in the Ouwehan Zoo in the Netherlands arrived safely at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport on October 31, and was then sent to the Ya'an base of the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center, where he will be quarantined for at least 30 days.

The giant panda "Lang Yue" who lives in the Ouwehan Zoo in the Netherlands arrived safely in Chengdu on October 31. As the offspring of "Xingya" and "Wuwen", "Langyue" will undergo at least 30 days of quarantine at the Ya'an base of the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center.

The Central Meteorological Administration released its long-term weather outlook for the next three months, predicting normal to high temperatures in Taiwan. The strong El Niño phenomenon will continue until next spring, with the possibility of typhoons still forming from November to December, and rainfall signals near Taiwan increasing from December to January next year.

The Central Meteorological Administration said it will be cloudy to sunny in various places tomorrow, but two waves of northeast monsoon will intensify starting next week, causing the northern and eastern halves to turn rainy and cool. In addition, the moderate typhoon "Firework" is heading south of Japan. Although it will not directly affect Taiwan, coastal areas need to pay attention to long waves.
On the 10th anniversary of water control cooperation between Guangdong and Macao, through river basin coordination, water conservancy hub construction and data sharing, Macao has effectively solved the salt tide problem in Macao, improved water supply safety and flood control standards, and achieved cross-regional collaborative management of water resources.
The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry announced that the third Javan bison calf was born recently in Pangandaran Nature Reserve in Pangandaran, West Java, bringing the total number of bison in the reserve to seven. This move marks Indonesia's new progress in the protection and population recovery of endangered species.